GLOSSARY 



ERGOT - A dark, spongy, parasitic mass of fungus found on the ovaries of 

 various grasses. 



FETCH LENGTH - The horizontal distance wind blows over open water to generate 

 waves . 



IRREGULARLY FLOODED - Areas of the shoreline which are not covered and 

 uncovered by the rise and fall of the tide on a daily basis, but are 

 subject to flooding during extreme lunar tides or wind setup. Generally, 

 the region between mean high water and the estimated highest tide. 



PRIMARY PRODUCTIVITY - The rate at which energy is stored by photosynthesizing 

 organisms (chiefly green plants) in the form of organic substances. 



PLANT PROPAGATION - Increase in number, or multiplication, of plants to 

 perpetuate the species or variety. Also, the process and methods employed 

 by man to promote natural increase in some plants and to bring increase 

 about under conditions when it would not otherwise take place. 



PLUG - A root-soil mass with attached aerial stems of living plants. A type 

 of PROPAGULE. 



POTTED NURSERY SEEDLINGS - Plants raised in nurseries in peat moss or plastic 

 pots, usually the latter. Seeds are placed in the pots, germinated, and 

 plants are raised for 3 to 7 months. A type of PROPAGULE. 



PROPAGULE - A plant material such as seeds, SPRIGS, or seedlings used in PLANT 

 PROPAGATION. 



RHIZOME - A horizontal underground stem. 



REGULARLY FLOODED - Areas of the shoreline which are usually covered and 

 uncovered by the daily rise and fall of the tide. Generally, the region 

 between mean low water and mean high water. 



SPRIG - A part of a plant consisting of at least one node (joint of a stem 

 from which the leaves arise) with attached stems and roots of living 

 plants. A type of PROPAGULE. 



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